Madi and Mom

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Saturday, December 19, 2009

Mom and Dad ganged up on me. In between giggly profusely, they (well mainly Mom) asked if they could have the blog today. Well duh they control the purse strings and put food on my plate so what could I say?

Here is the deal, Mom is off work until Jaunary 4, 2010.

Trust me when I say, she already has too much time on her hands, as you'll see below.

The perfectly fine routine Dad and I have will be nonexistent the next two weeks.

To the copyright lawyers out there, I, Madi, had nothing to do with this.

They (Dad said he doesn't want any credit)

pirated a perfectly good Christmas poem and just made it

SILLY....are you ready? Probably not....

Up on the roof top click, click, click

Look what I found it wasn't

St. Nick

nor was it Rudolph, Dasher or Blitzen

HOHOHO

it was a little bit of Snow

Yep it snowed, sleeted and rained in

Dixie last night. This is

what was left on our back roof

This is the amount on the front roof...if you notice

above the roof line the very, very, very tall

NC Pine trees (~50') that is why we don't like

sleet and freezing rain here in NC. The ice collects on the pine needles

which makes them very heavy then the tops of the trees start to lean.

We've had at least 20 of them cut down over the years for this very reason.

Friday, December 18, 2009

Madi: Mom's in the kitchen I hear her unwrapping things. I better go snoopervise. Maybe I'll get a taste. I see a few ingredients carrots, zucchini, tomatoes let me see here is the recipe.Oh she is making Crowder Pea Salad.Mom: Get DOWN now!!! (I bellow in my stern Mom voice)Madi: You talkin' to me? With lots of Diva-ttude.Mom: Well only you and Dad are in the room and I don't see him on the counterMadi: Well I've never been so insulted (She says with her evil cat-i-tude eyes).

The noise Madi heard, that woke her from her 100th nap of the day,was me opening the box of candy pictured below.Since I'm normally working at this counter she jumped here first.I hear your collective 'a cat on the kitchen counters'.That is just how it is when you are owned by a cat.You use lots of hot water, soap and paper towels on the counters.

Yesterday I rec'd this box of candy as a gift.It is Artisan Chocolates.

They are absolutely too pretty to eat. However, I except my hubby and I willforce ourselves to eat them.

Click on the picture for a closer look

FYI: Once Madi figured out she wasn't getting anything sheleft in a huff.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Mom is the best assistant, so I'm giving her blog privileges today.She has some pretty pictures to show you.

Some say winter is the dull, drab and dreary

As you can see from the below pictures, I found some beautiful color.

Sunrise December 16, 2009.

A gorgeous color picture of a Sycamore tree at Pullen Park in Raleigh. I pass this tree every day of the year. It is huge and very old. In the winter, the bark of the Sycamore is white.Taken December 16, 2009...first sunny day we've had in about a week.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Hi Friends I'm all rested up after my marathon gift post. I'm ready for the next adventure of the Season,

HELPING MOM WRAP PRESENTS

Madi absolutely loves it when I bring out all the gift wrapping equipment.

First she has to check out the top of the bow box while I arrange all the boxes to be wrapped.

Oh boy Mom is this sis's hubby's gift? He is going to love this I just know it.

(FYI: That box was quickly moved very far away from the treeit was a train wreck looking for a place to happen)

Mom I think you should use this green ribbon on that package.Is that red ribbon the kind you curl with scissors?Oh boy that is a cat's version of Curly Fries.

Mom is this for my sis?Love the color!!!I think this color will look very nice with her green eyes

What is in the bag? It smells very good...like Christmas Cheer.Did you hide my catnip tube in here?

I see some name tags way down in the bottom of this box

do you want me to jump in and sort them all out for you?

No you don't need my help? What in the world the bow has sticky stuff on it. Ewww

Mom I can't believe you are really going to use this recycled gold bow again

I've been here seven Christmases and I've seen it each year.

Madi was actually a lot of help this year...she only sat on one piece of paper. Thankfully she kept her claws in when she was walking about on the paper. She just cannot understand why I don't like perforations in my wrapping paper. She didn't run off with the ribbon or chew on it until it was too wet with cat slobber or steal my pen.All in all we were a good team.Thanks MadiBig hug and extra treats from your Mom for all the help.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Mom here: Madi has been working pretty hard the last fewdays opening presents and playing with Christopher her stuffed mouse. She has earnedsome down time. We hope you all enjoy Mom's photos of the moon over the last month.Mom is dabbling in different exposures and times of day.Mom blogging alone today with Madi's approval

Madi: Mom it is pretty big. I bet it eats a lot. Look at that fat tummy.

Mom: Madi it isn't real

Madi: Well I'm just sayin' I'm not sharing my kibble with it!!

Madi: Mom it smells pretty good for a mouse.... and it hasa very nice long pink tail...

Madi: This is BIG......But I'm a BIG Girl Never Fear I can handle it

Mom: As you can see, it has received......

THE MADI SEAL OF APPROVAL....AND

when I'm not playing with it it makes a great pillow

Mom here: I apologize for the fuzzy picture. Madi was ACTUALLY asleep on it.Her head on the mouse's butt.

PS we decided to name it Christopher

I had to quickly turn the camera on and snap ASAP before she moved.

NOTE TO ALL: WE MADE 4 SEPARATE VIDEOS OF MADI TOTING IT, PUSHING IT ACROSS THE FLOOR, MEOWING TO IT, ETC. I TRIED TO LOAD EACH OF THEM WITHOUT SUCCESS. I WAITED AN HOUR EACH TIME FOR THEM TO LOAD THEY WOULD NOT.